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Kevin Rudd is like the curate's egg, good and bad in parts. As we all are. You should show more gratitude. Those insignificant people have contributed quite a lot of blood and treasure to the various wars America has engaged in since WWII. We have also made ourselves a nuclear target on your behalf, without North West Cape and Pine Gap your intelligence-gathering would be severely impaired. Perhaps Stalin was correct when he remarked gratitude is a disease of dogs.

What is "normal?" A war in Ukraine causing global economic turmoil, perhaps? The BS trotted out by politicians to excuse their lack of action on global warming and climate change? An ex-president accused of being a felon on so many counts it reads like a phone book, who still is supported by about 30% of the American population? The OP is confronted by too many toothpaste choices, and the queues for car parking. One of our former Prime Ministers, Malcolm Fraser, once famously remarked "Life wasn't meant to be easy." It's obviously too hard for some.

You forgot Sheryl and Crossy.

Which is why I tell Centrelink nothing. If they want to know something, they will have to ask me. Your spelling of the name has me wondering if you are even Australian, center is American English.

Wolf Blass wines are not a single vintage. They are usually a blend of wines coming from half a dozen vineyards. Having said that, the vintners at Wolf Blass are pretty good at blending to produce palatable and affordable wines.

There are some very good wines in Australia, it's a matter of getting friendly with a guy who owns his own wine shop, and letting him choose. Usually $20 - $30 a bottle. I only drink reds. It's near impossible to adulterate red wine, the colloid that gives a red wine its color precipitates out. Whereas one can put almost anything into white wine, some German producers were sweetening their whites with glycerol and glycol. The best wine I have ever had was Booth's Premium Shiraz 1990, $15 a bottle. It was only sold from the cellar door, because it didn't need any retail outlet. Booth's were usually out of stock about 6 weeks after vintaging, people would drive from Melbourne to load up with 2 or 3 dozen. The guy who made it, Cliffy Booth, died in the 90's. His secrets of winemaking died with him. The vineyard still made a good wine, but it was no match in hypnotic persuasion.

Wolf Blass and Jacob's Creek are within the OP's budget. IIRC 500 - 700 baht. Unless I go to a premium wine - say 4000 baht/bottle, the difference between a 700 baht bottle and a 2000 bottle is indistinguishable to me.

I was actually too old for the Vietnam lottery, although the song "Khe San" by Cold Chisel still resonates with me. Kudos to you for serving in a war we should not have been in.

The neighbors are out to get you, Crossy. They are reporting the sparks they see flying out of your garage, and fear you are building an apparatus for lightning bolts.

Unfortunately, most manufacturers of small items don't run to a spare parts inventory. A long shot is to find another blender that is broken differently, and cannibalize it for the bearing. I'm just wondering how much gasoline the OP is going to burn in pursuit of this part, though. May be cheaper in the long run to buy new.

Tattoos don't bother me personally, although I have never had one myself. So I would not be trying to cancel a contract for that reason, it would be ridiculous. I still don't get it, you say the tattoo is for yourself. Is it a memento of a special event in your life, artistic expression, or a badge of honor that you can bear pain? IIRC I have said before on this thread having a tattoo does tend to act as a socio-economic classifier, which is probably the reason I don't have one. Although I have met some with tattoos who were good people.

Please explain to me the point of having a tattoo which never sees the light of day, because I really don't understand that.

What absolute nonsense. Retiring overseas requires a big move outside the comfort zone for most people, and most pensioners are set in their ways. Then there is learning a new language and understanding a new culture, a task which is far too much for many nearing 70. There may be a few more retiring overseas, but it's never going be the rush you are postulating.

Thai Watsadu or HomePro will have everything needed. Yes, it's a good thing because you don't want Air BNB renters having loud parties next to you going all hours.

Since we have veered slightly off topic into the the field of rings and studs, I thought I would post a video to remind everyone of the perils of them. Bill Kearns _The Ballad Of Stanley _ Louisa_ 11.mp4

I think you will find life expectancy in the Middle Ages was considerably less than it is now, but it is a nice rationalization. Do you really want to go back to that time?

I've seen a few heavy drinkers die here, and it was not pretty. One left a trail of blood down the condo stairs after getting impatient with the lift, and tried to navigate them while quite intoxicated. Another was told another alcoholic drink would kill him, ended up committing suicide in NZ after defecating blood for a couple of months. Since 1989, alcohol has been on the WHO register as a Class 1 carcinogen.

Made my evening, thanks.

I have munchies with my Sangsom and Coke Zero too. However, they are the right munchies for weight loss. Bamboo and chili. Avocado with lemon or vinegar. Almonds and macadamias. Believe it or not, cheese.

There is no filter which can remove fluoride, it is a very small ion and one of the most soluble around. Only ion exchange can extract it. Showering/washing dishes will be fine, provided you knock over the coliforms first with sterilization. Coliforms are an indicator of bacterial contamination, used to infer there may be pathogenic bacteria or viruses present.

Reading the report again, I have noticed there is no analysis of trivalent and hexavalent chromium content. Hexavalent chromium is a known human carcinogen. No analysis of boron content either, not significant for humans, but most plants don't like it.

Perth is one of the warmer climates, admittedly. I used to work in Port Hedland, warmer still. The McGovern government had the smarts to reserve some gas production for domestic use, despite the howls of rage from the federal government. Now the premiers of every state on the eastern seaboard wish they had done the same.

I don't consider looking inside someone else's property for the purpose of identification and contacting the owner to be bad thinking. As for the RTP, how do you know they will do their job? They are not renowned for being incorruptible.

The arsenic figure is high, as is the fluoride. One cannot filter fluoride out, it would need an ion exchange column to do so. I would not cook with it or drink it. Showering in it or washing dishes would be risky unless first sterilized. The calcium hardness means one can expect a fair amount of scaling in pipes.

Gold shops usually display three prices: buy and sell for Thai bullion, price for one baht of gold. The third price is the buyback price for jewellery, which is usually 1000-1500 baht under the bullion buyback price.